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A SOS to any green thumbs out there
I have always found gardening to be therapeutic and it has given me great joy. However, after a major crisis with Mr Darcy's health I have not had been able to get back into it. Have other gardeners suffered from a similar hiatus and how have you recovered and got going again?
Darcy
PS have a spot that needs filling any recommendations for a 1m high cool climate white flower plant?
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Shaz51Senior Contributor
The succulents looks good @Former-Member , I have shared some with mum and a customers xx
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AdgeSenior Contributor
Gardening is cheaper than therapy and you get tomatoes. ~Author Unknown
In every gardener there is a child who believes in The Seed Fairy. ~Robert Brault
God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done. ~Author Unknown
Don't wear perfume in the garden — unless you want to be pollinated by bees. ~Anne Raver
Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden. ~Orson Scott Card
Many things grow in the garden that were never sown there. ~Thomas Fuller, Gnomologia, 1732
If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need. ~Cicero
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Unknown userMember
@Appleblossom @Shaz51 :ok_hand:
@Adge 😀😀😀
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AppleblossomSenior Contributor
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
Pleased that we can see stars tonight after being in a cloud of dust all day discouraging us from being out in the garden.
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Unknown userMember
Donated some potted succulents left by the previous home owner to visiting friends today 🙌.
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Unknown userMember
Filled our neighbours and our own green bin with running bamboo again.
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AdgeSenior Contributor
Sounds productive @Former-Member
My psychologist suggested that I do some extra garden pruning - to have something to take nice photos of.
Then send the pictures to you people (she suggested).
I don't see that happening, just yet...
Adge
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Unknown userMember
When you are ready @Adge we will look forward to seeing your 'before' and 'after' photos.
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Unknown userMember
The first delivery of garden supplies (some sleepers) have arrived and we have done a rough set out - we won't fix them in place until we are happy with the layout and we ensure the raised garden beds will fit in (we have not got these yet). We also have a few more cotoneasters and other plants that need to come out and it will be easier to remove them first. Have already seen where an improvement in the initial design could be made and will enjoy playing around with it 😀.
Noticed a fern hiding behind some agapanthus and a red hot poker plant - suspect it is a climbing asparagus fern that is a declared noxious weed 😵.
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